A 2013 marriage equality rally at the Indiana Statehouse.

The controversial measure stalled in the House Judiciary Committee. So House Speaker Brian Bosma, an Indianapolis Republican, shifted it to the friendly elections committee, which approved it Wednesday.

The sweeping measure would ban same-sex marriages and civil unions. If approved by the legislature, it could put Indiana "on the wrong side of history," to use the words of Viriginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring in explaining his opposition to his state's ban on same-sex marriage.

Still, voters would have final say. Let's hope "Hoosier common sense" kicks in to reject this divisive and discriminatory bill if it gets out of the legislature and onto the ballot.